Re: How to protect my server from the following hackers

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 06/29/03


Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:09:32 -0400


Get a firewall, and a popup blocker.

susie wrote:
> The following sites recognized my pc's IP:
> http://www.autobytel.com
> http://206.161.193.78
> Since then I have been constantly attated by all kinds of
> ads send from this site. How can get rid this site
> forever?
> I have turn on the content adviser to forbidden this site.
> However I am not able to prevent these sites from send ads
> to my server. I am going nuts. Please help.



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